Taxol from Pestalotiopsis microspora, an endophytic fungus of Taxus wallachiana
Strobel, Gary and Yang, Xianshu and Sears, Joe and Kramer, Robert and Sidhu, Rajinder S. and Hess, W. M.,, 142, 435-440 (1996),
doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/13500872-142-2-435,
publicationName = Microbiology Society,
issn = 1350-0872,
abstract= Summary: Pestalotiopsis microspora was isolated from the inner bark of a small limb of Himalayan yew, Taxus wallachiana, and was shown to produce taxol in mycelial culture. Taxol was identified by spectroscopic and chromatographic comparisons with authentic taxol. Optimal taxol production occurred after 2-3 weeks in still culture at 23°C. [14C]Acetate and [14C]phenylalanine served as precursors for fungal [14C]taxol. These observations on P. microspora are discussed in relation to the biological importance of taxol production by fungi in general.,
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